GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

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ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
disingenuouslacking in candor
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collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
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